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jim acosta is on the campaign trail with the romney team. >> deb and victor, even though mitt romney has made much of his campaign about fixing the economy, he has been stepping up his attacks on the president of national security and specifically who is a better friend of israel and there are signs the obama campaign is paying attention. at a military academy in pennsylvania, mitt romney tried to make the case for a new commander in chief. romney, once again, questioned the president's recent description of events in the middle east as bumps in the road. >> i sure as heck don't consider iran becoming a nuclear bump in the road. weeed someone who recognizes the seriousness of what is ahead and is willing to leave. >> reporter: romney's tough talk on iran follows benjamin netanyahu dramatic performance at the united nations drawing attention to his nuclear worries. >> a red line should be drawn right here. >> reporter: just days after the president declined to meet with netanyahu in new york, the two leaders spoke over the phone, but then hours later, romney, who enjoys a much friendl
jim acosta is on the campaign trail with the romney team. >> deb and victor, even though mitt romney has made much of his campaign about fixing the economy, he has been stepping up his attacks on the president of national security and specifically who is a better friend of israel and there are signs the obama campaign is paying attention. at a military academy in pennsylvania, mitt romney tried to make the case for a new commander in chief. romney, once again, questioned the president's...
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ann romney provides that bridge for voters to her husband, mitt romney. >>> she softens him up. i know just seeing her, she talks about his love of peanut butter on the campaign trail. it's interesting. it's not just ann romney front and center for the candidates. >> karen santorum, the wife of rick, has proven to be a very good surrogate for rick santorum. he is somebody who speaks his mind, tends to say some things that at times get him in trouble. and in fact, sometimes karen santorum has to come in and clean up some of the problems that rick santorum has created for himself, in fact when rick santorum was talking about contraception in many ways, that really hurt him with women voters, and karen santorum this past week on piers morgan explained it. >> i think women have nothing to fear when it comes to contraception, he will do nothing on that issue. >> you have rick santorum's wife explaining her husband would not outlaw contraception and in fact really understands the problems and the duties that women in the household have to face but it's not just of course rick santorum
ann romney provides that bridge for voters to her husband, mitt romney. >>> she softens him up. i know just seeing her, she talks about his love of peanut butter on the campaign trail. it's interesting. it's not just ann romney front and center for the candidates. >> karen santorum, the wife of rick, has proven to be a very good surrogate for rick santorum. he is somebody who speaks his mind, tends to say some things that at times get him in trouble. and in fact, sometimes karen...
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mitt romney heads to today hoping to redeem himself. british newspapers had a field day after romney appeared to question whether london was able to host the olympics. jim acosta was here. >> the headlines in london are not what mitt romney embarked on when he prepared for this overseas trip, but his campaign is confident he can deal with the hurdle. he was asked by the leader of ireland about how he had to walk to the irish embassy due to the city's intense pre-olympics traffic. >> so you had to waublg from the hotel. >> romney's response? >> not bad at all. i enjoyed the walk. >> romney is walking on egg shells and he eager to please after he was blasted by british leaders after questioning lopped's readiness to host the olympic games. dubbed mitt the twit in the sun, romney side stepped the controversy in an interview with pierce morgan. >> you've been slightly criticized. are you feeling it now? >> i'm delighted to see the kind of support that's been around the torch, for instance. >> the city's mayor taunted romney in front of 60,0
mitt romney heads to today hoping to redeem himself. british newspapers had a field day after romney appeared to question whether london was able to host the olympics. jim acosta was here. >> the headlines in london are not what mitt romney embarked on when he prepared for this overseas trip, but his campaign is confident he can deal with the hurdle. he was asked by the leader of ireland about how he had to walk to the irish embassy due to the city's intense pre-olympics traffic. >>...
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he likes former massachusetts governor mitt romney. yet, president obama's foreign policy has gotten his attention. >> he has impressed me with the way he led the drawdown in iraq and in afghanistan as well. >> reporter: the killing of osama bin laden has also won over some former critics. that's the sales pitch democrats are making. republicans say this outreach is honorable, but they're skeptical of an election year appeal to veterans. >> they deserve, you know, support every day of the year, but not just when it's convenient. >> taking nothing for granted, former veterans affairs secretary in the bush administration is pitching mitt romney to veterans and their families. >> we'll be doing our work as aggressively as we possibly can to make sure that the veterans understand who governor romney is and will cast their vote for him. >> republicans are using proposed defense budget cuts and concerns about america's military strength to raise doubts about the president's policies. on the military times website one veteran posted "i simply
he likes former massachusetts governor mitt romney. yet, president obama's foreign policy has gotten his attention. >> he has impressed me with the way he led the drawdown in iraq and in afghanistan as well. >> reporter: the killing of osama bin laden has also won over some former critics. that's the sales pitch democrats are making. republicans say this outreach is honorable, but they're skeptical of an election year appeal to veterans. >> they deserve, you know, support...
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ann romney, mitt romney's wife, was originally to speak on monday, as well. but she had already been rescheduled for tuesday night. the theme for monday night was going to be that we can do better. that basically mitt romney as president can do better than what president obama has done in office. that theme, republican officials tell me, will be sprinkled throughout the other nights. this is like deja vu. remember four years ago, the republican convention in st. paul, minnesota, was also shortened. the first day was basically canceled because of hurricane gustav as it was slamming into the gulf coast. >> yeah. >> reporter: regardless, republican officials tell me the most important thing is the safety of the some 50,000 people who are supposed to attend the convention. >> right. and joe biden was supposed to be campaigning in tampa on monday, right? what are his sflans. >> reporter: -- his plans? >> reporter: yeah, they canceled the monday events over the weekend and have canceled the tuesday events. he was going to be in tampa monday, in orlando and st. augu
ann romney, mitt romney's wife, was originally to speak on monday, as well. but she had already been rescheduled for tuesday night. the theme for monday night was going to be that we can do better. that basically mitt romney as president can do better than what president obama has done in office. that theme, republican officials tell me, will be sprinkled throughout the other nights. this is like deja vu. remember four years ago, the republican convention in st. paul, minnesota, was also...
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and that's the piece that i am not hearing from the romney camp. >> reporter: at 10:42, ann romney was on fox news and 12 hours the controversy had gone full circle from cable news to social media, and reemerged on tv with new power. >> my career choice was to be a mother and i think all of us need to know that we need to respect choices that women make. >> reporter: at noon michelle obama tweets every mother works hard every woman deserves to be respected. by the afternoon, hillary rosen apologized asserting as a mom she knows raising children is the hardest job there is. and she said while her words on cnn wednesday night were poorly chosen, as a partner, gender equality is an issue she lives with every day. joe john, cnn, washington. >>> president obama later came out and talked how hard stay at home mothers work and talked about his own mother. the romney campaign posted this on line. stand with ann. a new fundraising effort for mitt romney. >>> next hour we'll focus how women are leaning so far in the election, how both campaigns are trying to court their support. >>> also ahead,
and that's the piece that i am not hearing from the romney camp. >> reporter: at 10:42, ann romney was on fox news and 12 hours the controversy had gone full circle from cable news to social media, and reemerged on tv with new power. >> my career choice was to be a mother and i think all of us need to know that we need to respect choices that women make. >> reporter: at noon michelle obama tweets every mother works hard every woman deserves to be respected. by the afternoon,...
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mitt romney putting his own house in order as he takes on mr. obama in the general election. >> of course, i want all the elements of our party to come together and support me. >> romney speaks at liberty university, the evangelical school founded by the late jerry fallwell. the republican nominee had trouble courting voters in the primary, and his mormon faith may have been a contributing factor. meanwhile, the longest serving republican in the u.s. senate is fighting for his political life. tuesday senator dick luger of indiana faces a primary challenge from the state's treasure ir, richard murdock, who is backed by many in the tea party movement. >> john mccain endorsed me. sarah palin endorsed my opponent. make a choice. i choose john. >>> a same-sex marriage amendment is on the ballot in north carolina. randy. >> thank you very much. >>> he is called the oracle of omaha because of his investing skills, and now warren buffett is speaking out on who he thinks is the best man to get the u.s. economy back on track. >>> and on this day in histor
mitt romney putting his own house in order as he takes on mr. obama in the general election. >> of course, i want all the elements of our party to come together and support me. >> romney speaks at liberty university, the evangelical school founded by the late jerry fallwell. the republican nominee had trouble courting voters in the primary, and his mormon faith may have been a contributing factor. meanwhile, the longest serving republican in the u.s. senate is fighting for his...
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speaker can play for mitt romney. this is where mitt romney could use newt gingrich. he's still very valued among elite republicans and republicans who have deep pockets, so newt gingrich could help mitt romney raise money and as you know and our viewers know, that is going to be a high hurdle right now for mitt romney against the huge obama money machine. another thing is newt gingrich could perhaps play in some districts that mitt romney hasn't done so well over the last primary season. he could probably do well some places in the south, where perhaps barack obama thinks he can win north carolina, could also help out in ohio. newt gingrich has a role to play, from all indications he wants to play. >> the question is what role does rick santorum play? he's out of this and at one point he said he would rather see barack obama reelected than have mitt romney in the white house. can we expect any type of endorsement? >> he will meet face-to-face with mitt romney this week they'll have a discussion what role he can play
speaker can play for mitt romney. this is where mitt romney could use newt gingrich. he's still very valued among elite republicans and republicans who have deep pockets, so newt gingrich could help mitt romney raise money and as you know and our viewers know, that is going to be a high hurdle right now for mitt romney against the huge obama money machine. another thing is newt gingrich could perhaps play in some districts that mitt romney hasn't done so well over the last primary season. he...
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newt gingrich is doing is savaging santorum and romney. we are all trying to figure it out now. you are right. as of now, newt gingrich has no desire to leave the race for the republican nomination. >> he certainly doesn't. let's talk about vice president candidates. some reports that the gop candidates might announce their vice president, their running mates before august. how likely do you think that is? >> i think it's a desperation measure. gingrich is said to be one of those people who said he was going to go out and perhaps name rick perry as his running mate. he did that before the mississippi and alabama primaries. by doing so, it perhaps could have helped him. it didn't on two fronts. on the first front, it would have shown he is willing and able to pick a southerner to join the ticket. by saying that, he was trying to send a message to republican conservatives in alabama and mississippi that he was going to choose one of them. one of them being rick perry. he was sending a message to texas voters who don't vote until may 29th, bu
newt gingrich is doing is savaging santorum and romney. we are all trying to figure it out now. you are right. as of now, newt gingrich has no desire to leave the race for the republican nomination. >> he certainly doesn't. let's talk about vice president candidates. some reports that the gop candidates might announce their vice president, their running mates before august. how likely do you think that is? >> i think it's a desperation measure. gingrich is said to be one of those...
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mitt romney heading to the battle ground state of colorado today. it is the first stop in what his campaign advisors are calling an intense battleground state schedule. from a rally tonight in denver, he heads to a three-day bus tour in ohio and then a stop in virginia. president obama won those three states back in 2008. >>> and in texas a double amputee in a wheelchair was shot to death by police at a group home in houston after threatening officers with a pen. caretakers called police when they say the man who had been diagnosed with skits fren away became aggressive. when they arrived, he threatened them with what appeared to be a metal object. it turned out to be a pen. the officer has been placed on administrative leave. and in new york business, charitable and world leaders, have a very busy week. if they're not attending the u.n. general assembly, chances are they'll be attending the clinton global initiative meeting. the presidents of both lib wra and egypt will be there. >>> news surrounding major religions has been front and center the la
mitt romney heading to the battle ground state of colorado today. it is the first stop in what his campaign advisors are calling an intense battleground state schedule. from a rally tonight in denver, he heads to a three-day bus tour in ohio and then a stop in virginia. president obama won those three states back in 2008. >>> and in texas a double amputee in a wheelchair was shot to death by police at a group home in houston after threatening officers with a pen. caretakers called...
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. >>> mitt romney pushing forward to november. he took a sort of victory lap while speaking at the republican national committee gathering yesterday. he split his message between a call for party unity, a word for past and present republican rivals. >> let me also commend the people who had the courage to run for president on our side of the aisle this year. some still running, some have gotten out of the race but each contributed to the process. each of them campaigned in an aggressive and dynamic way to spread our message of conservativism, each will play a vital role in making sure we win in november. >> on monday, romney will be campaigning in philadelphia with florida senator marco rubio, mentioned as a possible running mate. before he makes that stop you can catch him on state of the union tomorrow at 9:00 eastern time. >>> newt gingrich's campaign may floundering, the wife of sheldon adelson donated five million last month. they have given more than $20 million to the pac. gingrich is coming under fire for secret service de
. >>> mitt romney pushing forward to november. he took a sort of victory lap while speaking at the republican national committee gathering yesterday. he split his message between a call for party unity, a word for past and present republican rivals. >> let me also commend the people who had the courage to run for president on our side of the aisle this year. some still running, some have gotten out of the race but each contributed to the process. each of them campaigned in an...
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years of a romney presidency. history shows, he says, that a recovery rooted in policies contained in a romney plan will create about 12 million jobs in the first term of a romney presidency. here's the cold water, carol. an economist who we often talk about and interview says that congress holds the key here. if we go over the fiscal cliff in the beginning of the year, no matter who's president, two million jobs, up to two million jobs will vaporize. this is less about the policies of the president, economists tell me this morning, and more about whether congress derails this and messes it up. >> jobs will be a big focus this week, as well. the new numbers for august are expected on friday. >>> it began with racial slurs and taunting and ended with this -- a man attacked while strolling through a georgia town with his girlfriend. why this is being called a hate crime. exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the on
years of a romney presidency. history shows, he says, that a recovery rooted in policies contained in a romney plan will create about 12 million jobs in the first term of a romney presidency. here's the cold water, carol. an economist who we often talk about and interview says that congress holds the key here. if we go over the fiscal cliff in the beginning of the year, no matter who's president, two million jobs, up to two million jobs will vaporize. this is less about the policies of the...
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he is a ryan and romney fan. he says all he wants if romney is elected is an invite to the inauguration, and he will give the domain back. >> wow. that is an aggressive kid right there. all right. thank you very much for the list today. appreciate it. >>> all right. listen to this -- not only did air france make an emergency landing syria's war-torn capital, but the crew asked passengers for money for fuel. the plane was headed from paris to beirut but couldn't land at beirut's airport because of security concerns. the crew decided instead to land in damascus. keep in mind that air france quit flying there this year because of tensions in syria. an air france spokeswoman confirmed that passengers were asked if they had cash since it's the only form of payment accepted for fuel there. ultimately air france paid the bill itself. the flight made it to beirut the next day. >>> the u.s. justice department want to know why police in michigan fired dozens of shots at a homeless man holding knife. you may wonder why, too
he is a ryan and romney fan. he says all he wants if romney is elected is an invite to the inauguration, and he will give the domain back. >> wow. that is an aggressive kid right there. all right. thank you very much for the list today. appreciate it. >>> all right. listen to this -- not only did air france make an emergency landing syria's war-torn capital, but the crew asked passengers for money for fuel. the plane was headed from paris to beirut but couldn't land at beirut's...
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both governor romney and president obama spent the week raising cash. in atlanta tomorrow and tuesday for the president and romney with a fund-raiser in arizona. meanwhile, vice president biden hits the trail with a two-day swing through the battleground state of iowa. tuesday, long term orrin hatch faces a challenger with support from many the tea party movement. >> paul, thank you very much. >>> so the olympics have begun. we already have a new world record in the decathlon. 24-year-old ashton eaton finished with 9,039 points in the day two olympic trials in oregon. this breaks and 11-year-old record and dan o'brien's 20-year-old american record. pretty darned cool. >>> in arkansas,0 inmates get a temporary reprieve. the supreme court h postponed their date withth but for a great presentation. so at&t showed corporate caterers in a whole new way. using reale photo sharing abilities, they can create and maintain high standards, from kitchen to table. this technology allows us to collaborate with our drivers to make a better experience for our customers
both governor romney and president obama spent the week raising cash. in atlanta tomorrow and tuesday for the president and romney with a fund-raiser in arizona. meanwhile, vice president biden hits the trail with a two-day swing through the battleground state of iowa. tuesday, long term orrin hatch faces a challenger with support from many the tea party movement. >> paul, thank you very much. >>> so the olympics have begun. we already have a new world record in the decathlon....
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polls indicate president obama holds a large lead over romney among latino voters. also this week, primaries on tuesday in arkansas and kentucky. randi. >> paul, thank you very much. >>> a coin flip has decided the election in texas. imagine in it was always that easy. the city council vote was tied after last saturday's vote, so the candidates agreed to settle it with a coin flip. heads won. >> the city secretary texted me that we had tied. i technicaled her back, can we just flip a coin? more of a jock wresh. >> i did not want to concede because that would just be giving up, and certainly spending the taxpayers' money to do another election was ridiculous thought, so the other option was to cast lots, as they called it. >> i think they might have a point there. pretty good idea. a special election to break the tie would have cost the small texas town around $10,000. >>> he is one of the funniest guys in the world making the most mundane hilarious. >> you ever make the mistake of reheating mcdonald's fries in the microwave? they become packing peanuts. doesn't stop
polls indicate president obama holds a large lead over romney among latino voters. also this week, primaries on tuesday in arkansas and kentucky. randi. >> paul, thank you very much. >>> a coin flip has decided the election in texas. imagine in it was always that easy. the city council vote was tied after last saturday's vote, so the candidates agreed to settle it with a coin flip. heads won. >> the city secretary texted me that we had tied. i technicaled her back, can we...
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here in the nation's capital. >> i believe marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. >> romney's stance on same-sex marriage in contrast with president obama may help him solidify support from social conservatives, whom he struggled to win over during the republican primaries. randi? >> paul steinhauser, thank you very much. >>> joe biden's picnic with the media got just a little out of hands. it seems the vice president armed the journalists' kids with squirt guns and sent them off to soak their parents. our wolf blitzer was among the popular targets, but you reap what you sew, and soon, the kids turned their guns on the vice president. but it was all good fun, no secret service intervention required. >>> it was one of the most dramati dramatic and tense moments of the cold war, an american pilot shot down over the soviet union in a spy plane. he faced harsh interrogations from the russians and now he's getting the silver star that he deserves. ? there it is ! there it is ! where ? where ? it's getting away ! where is it ? it's gone. we'll find it. any day can be an adventure. t
here in the nation's capital. >> i believe marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. >> romney's stance on same-sex marriage in contrast with president obama may help him solidify support from social conservatives, whom he struggled to win over during the republican primaries. randi? >> paul steinhauser, thank you very much. >>> joe biden's picnic with the media got just a little out of hands. it seems the vice president armed the journalists' kids with...
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mitt romney and his wife were ringside and they wished him luck. >>> more than 300 soldiers are back from afghanistan, just in time for the holidays. this was the scene of ft. s t stewart in savannah, georgia. >>> they're members of the greatest generation and they're dying at a staggering rate, nearly a thousand a day, and with them their first-hand accounts of world war ii are being lost to history. in the first of two parts we meet one of those vets, mortgage witzmann. this is his account of pearl harbor and the surrender to japan. >> 1941 a date that will live in infamy. >> i actually enlisted in january of 1943. i would have brn drafted anyway, but i was anxious to get after the people who started that whole war after pearl harbor. so i found mooits on board a troop ship in december of 1943 on its way to south hampton, england. my name is mort waitzman. i was actually designed to a communications intercept place where we intercepted german radio to help break down the german enigma code. >> inengland, general dwight d. eisenhower and his commanders chart the -- >> as d-day appro
mitt romney and his wife were ringside and they wished him luck. >>> more than 300 soldiers are back from afghanistan, just in time for the holidays. this was the scene of ft. s t stewart in savannah, georgia. >>> they're members of the greatest generation and they're dying at a staggering rate, nearly a thousand a day, and with them their first-hand accounts of world war ii are being lost to history. in the first of two parts we meet one of those vets, mortgage witzmann. this...
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court to weigh in on president obama's affordable care act, we're going ask the question -- what would romney do? also, the magnificent seven gymnast dominique moceaneau will join me. >>> and a story you'll only see on cnn. a sister giving her brother and sister-in-law the ultimate gift -- a baby. surrogate sisters. the good, the bad, and the ugly coming up at 7:30 eastern. randi? >> thank you. >>> and file this under "what were you thinking?" a high school teacher apparently ordered a class to beat up a 6-year-old bully at school. we'll tell you more and share your thoughts on this very bizarre and troubling story. i'm a marathon runner, in absolute perfect physical condition and i had a heart attack right out of the clear blue... he was just... "get me an aspirin"... yeah... i knew that i was doing the right thing, when i gave him the bayer. i'm on an aspirin regimen... and i take bayer chewables. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. so he's a success story... [ laughs ] he's my success story. [ mal
court to weigh in on president obama's affordable care act, we're going ask the question -- what would romney do? also, the magnificent seven gymnast dominique moceaneau will join me. >>> and a story you'll only see on cnn. a sister giving her brother and sister-in-law the ultimate gift -- a baby. surrogate sisters. the good, the bad, and the ugly coming up at 7:30 eastern. randi? >> thank you. >>> and file this under "what were you thinking?" a high school...